While watching ESPN's Pardon the Interruption couple of days ago, I found out that Shaquille O'Neal is planning on retiring in exactly 731 days. Meaning two more seasons. We all know Shaq is one of the most dominant players ever to play the game, but can he really make it two more years?

Every team needs a good point guard. Arguably the most important position in basketball, the point guard is relied on to distribute the ball and shoot from the outside.

What makes a really good point guard is doing those two things, playing defense, and—if you're really lucky—driving the lane. Now, without further ado, the list:

The shooting guard position has produced many of the best players ever such as Kobe Bryant, Michael Jordan, Clyde Drexler, Jerry West etc. One of the best ever, Kobe Bryant is still currently playing. Shooting Guards are often the best scorers and shooters on their team, hence the name. Shooting guard, or scoring guard.

Small forwards are often the most under valued players on a basketball team. The are often high flying dunkers, great defenders and premier scorers. Usually these lists have big introductions, but hey, let's get to the list of the NBA's 5 best small forwards for this up coming season.

Power forwards are often the most intense and athletic players on a team. They are usually the ones who are tall enough to play center, but are too skilled, quick, and good at shooting.

For example: KG. He is tall enough to play center, but is a better shooter than most centers. He is a lot quicker than most centers, and he can play great defense against small, quick forwards.

Now, without further ado, let's take a look at the players I think will be the six best power forwards in the 2008-2009 NBA season.

Center in the NBA can be one of the most dominant positions. If you get a big guy inside who can bang around and grab boards, you have a great piece to start a team with. But if that big guy can bang around, grab boards, block shots AND score, you picked yourself a good one.

The NBA has seen many great centers in it's time like Hakeem Olajuwan, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Shaquille O'Neal, Wilt Chamberlain and Bill Russell. Now that's a good list of players. That however is the past. I mean, O'Neal still plays but is nothing like he used to be. Today's NBA has many good centers as well.  Most of the time now, players can play either center or power forward.

The NBA looks as if it's at one of the strongest levels it has ever been at—and it's only going to get better. With the 2003 NBA Draft producing fabulous young stars such as Lebron James, Carmelo Anthony, Chris Bosh and Dwayne Wade, the NBA has only good things to come.

Well now that the Eastern Conference is finished, we move on to the more skilled conference, the wild West. The injury depleted Lakers took the West last year as they made it all the way to the Finals until they lost to the Celtics. Here is a list of who I think will be the three best teams in the West next season.

Congratulations to the Boston Celtics on winning an NBA championship in 2007-08.  Will they be the team to beat again in '08-09?

We don't know yet, but I don't really think so.

They will obviously be a great team. They won a championship last year, and they have everyone returning except James Posey. (Personally, I think they should have picked up Maurice Evans to replace him.)